TRS 881A Translating God(s): Comparative Theological Seminar
Advanced reading and research in Comparative Theology as a new field in historical and systematic theology. Emphasis is given to comparative projects on the Indic, Islamic and Christian theological traditions. Focus varies on topics and motifs such as God(s)/ultimate reality, tradition, revelation, scripture, nature, human condition, gender, sacred life, love, religious truth, etc. The course is required for students taking comparative theology as their Minor Area for the Ph.D. comprehensive examinations in Historical and Systematic Theology. Prerequisites: a course on method in comparative theology and evidence of closer study of one particular world religion.